Product Cycle Model.ppt

2000-5-15 Microsoft Product Cycle Model Mingyuan Zhang May 2005 Objectives Get to know Microsoft organization (segments, products) Get to know Microsoft product team organization, individual roles Learn concepts of Microsoft Product Cycle Model 知己知彼，利人利己 Agenda Overview and related concepts Planning phase Design phase Implementation phase Stabilization phase Release phase Microsoft Segments Microsoft Departments in China Microsoft China (Sales Marketing) Research Asia (MSRA) Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Global Technical Engineering Center (GTEC) China Technology Center (CTC) Windows China Research Development Center (RD) Office Developer Tools Windows Server System China Test Initiative (CTI) Home Entertainment Chinese Technology MSTV Product Cycle Model and Product Team Roles Program Manager (PM) Developer (SDE) Tester (STE) Localization (SLE/LPM) Release Manager Product Team Org Chart – Sample Glossary IDW/IDS: Internal Develop Workstation / Internal Develop Server RC: Release Candidate, Release Criteria RTM/RTW: Release to Manufacture / Release to Web DCR: Design Change Request BVT: Build Verification Test Dogfood Escrow Check-in Build branch Bug bar Bug bash Showstopper bug: Must fix bugs in major milestones (RC, RTM) Fiscal Year (July – June) / Calendar Year Planning Overview Responsibilities Design Overview Responsibilities Implementation Overview Responsibilities Stabilization Overview Responsibilities Release Overview Responsibilities Questions Exit Criteria What it is A set of statements or conditions When all statements or conditions are set to yes, the project moves to the next phase Why it is important Rule of the game Basis to decide whether task/phase is completed Defined prior to task/phase starts More specific and clear is better Milestones Tradeoff Most important factor Quality driven Schedule driven Feature driven Adjustment Expand the time of develop and test Add more resources Cut features * * Great Plains bCentral Navision Windows Serv